diff --git a/mach/m68k4/libem/printf.s b/mach/m68k4/libem/printf.s
index 7f8862309..6a500944a 100644
--- a/mach/m68k4/libem/printf.s
+++ b/mach/m68k4/libem/printf.s
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ _getal:
 	.space	12
 _char:
 	.space	1
+	.align  2
 .data
 sav:
 	.long	0